On
the eve of the coup in Turkey, the Russian geopolitician and
philosopher Alexander Dugin was in Ankara, where he gave a press
conference. Among other things he said, he insisted that the same
forces want the destruction of both Russia and Turkey and are
threatening Turkish sovereingty. He said that President Erdogan
understood now the situation and he added that the two countries are
now inaugurating a new system of relations, not just restoring old
ties, but moving towards a strategic alliance.

Mr.
Dugin underlined that the territorial integrity of both Russia and
Turkey are now threatened by the same enemies, that is by the
hegemonic policy of the USA in the Middle East and by radical
Islamism, as a tool of this hegemonic policy. This is why the “most
important” now is to elaborate a “common strategy” of Russia
and Turkey for the salvation of all the Middle East. But, as he said,
“we cannot support the territorial integrity of Turkey and Russia,
if we don’t support the territorial integrity of Syria”.

President
Erdogan understood already the significance of the provocation with
the downing of the Russian jet, Alexander Dugin said, drawing the
attention on the fact that America is promoting Chaos and it cannot
guarantee even the territorial integrity of its own allies. He went
on citing the examples of Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria,
Georgia and Ukraine, before concluding that such scenarios are
harbored also for Turkey and suggesting a return to the policy of the
alliance with Soviet Russia by Kemal Ataturk. The situation now is as
critical as in the time of Kemal, he added.

Mr.
Dugin reminded that Americans are ready to create a united Kurdistan
which is not in the Russian strategic interest.

Some
Russian analysts believe one of the reasons of the failed coup was
the perspective of substantial improvement of relations between
Turkey and Russia.